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Introduction to Energy, Growth Rate & Energy Economics |
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1 2 3 |
1/16/2018 1/18/2018 1/23/2018 |
Course Introduction Course Syllabus Part 1. Introduction to Energy 1. Introduction to Energy Example 1-1.ees Example 1-2.ees Example 1-3.ees Part 2. Energy Perspectives 2. Energy Perspectives |
1/23/2018 |
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Sources of information on Energy |
DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) EIA Annual Energy Review (AER) EIA Forecasts & Analysis EIA Levelized Cost of New Generation Resources International Energy Agency (IEA) DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) NETL Energy Analysis EIA Petroleum Navigator LLNL Energy Flow Charts BP Statistical Review of World Energy National Academies of Science Energy Site U.S. Hydropower Resource Assessment US Geological Survey World Energy Council The NIST Guide for the use of the International System of Units American Physical Society (APS) Energy Units |
1/9/2018 | |
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1/23/2018 1/25/2018 |
Part 3. Exponential Growth & Peak Oil 3. Exponential Growth & Hubbert's Peak Arithmetic, Population and Energy - a talk by Al Bartlett |
1/23/2018 |
| Documents on Peak Oil |
W. K. Hubbert 1956 API paper A. A. Bartlett 2000 Mathematical Geology paper A. J. Cavallow 2004 Natural Resources Research paper Congressman Ehler's (MI) Statement on "Energy" given before the House of Representatives, May 11, 2005 Congressman Bartlett's (Md) Statement: "The Peaking of World Oil" given before the House of Representatives, February 8, 2006 GAO Report on Crude Oil, GAO link House Resolution on Peak Oil resolution submitted by Congressman Bartlett (Md) on January 6, 2009; referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce |
1/9/2018 | |
| 4 | 1/25/2018 |
4. Energy Economics 4. Energy Economics (formatting updated, 1/23/2018) Example 4-1.ees Example 4-3.ees Example 4-4.ees Example 4-5.ees Example 4-7.ees |
1/23/2018 |
Heat Engines & Thermodynamics |
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| 5 | 1/30/2018 |
Part 5. Fluid Power and Heat Engines 5. The Rise of Heat Engines Additional Resources: Animated Engines |
2/7/2018 |
6 7 8 9 |
2/1/2018 2/6/2018 2/13/2018 2/15/2018 |
Part 6. Thermodynamic Processes and Properties Review of Engineering Thermodynamics - Part A Review of Engineering Thermodynamics - Part B Work, steam engine indicators, caloric theory and language Troublesome Concepts in Thermodynamics - fluid properties & equations of state - internal energy and enthalpy - specific heats - boundary work vs flow potential - entropy, reversible processes - Gibbs relationships - work from gas expansion - polytropic processes, - work from vapor expansion - thermodynamic cycles, Second Law Additional Resources: Manual of Steam Engine Indicator, C. Peabody, 1914 DOE Fundamentals Handbook DOE-HDBK-1012/1-92, Thermodynamics DOE-HDBK-1012/2-92, Heat Transfer DOE-HDBK-1012/3-92, Fluid Flow |
2/7/2018 |
Thermal-to-Mechanical Energy Conversion |
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10 11 12 |
2/20/2018 2/22/2018 2/27/2018 |
Part 7. Rankine Cycle Rankine Cycle Lecture Notes Fundamentals of Steam Power, Weston Chapter 2. Rankine Cycle, El-Wakil; posted to Canvas ideal & simple Rankine cycle, enthalpies and 1st law, pump work, isentropic efficiencies, external irreversibilities, pinchpoint temperature difference, superheat, reheat, Regeneration: - open feedwater heater (OFH) - steam bleed and latent heat - feedwater, subcooled liquid - mass and energy balance in OFH Regeneration - closed feedwater heater (CFH) - drained (throttled) backwards - terminal temperature difference - drain coolers, desuperheaters - pumped forward Supercritical Rankine Cycle Binary Rankine Cycle Co-Generation and cycle efficiency Examples and Cycle Diagrams: Example of Simple Rankine Cycle: simple Rankine cycle example - EES Example with Open and Closed Feedwater Heaters: example cycle & T-s diagrams - blank example cycle & T-s diagrams OFH Rankine cycle example - EES |
2/28/2018 |
Chemical-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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13 14 15 |
3/1/2018 3/6/2018 3/8/2018 |
Part 9. Chemical Energy Chapter 3. Fuels and Combustion, Weston Chemical Energy Conversion Lecture Notes - updated 3/8/2018 fuels, petroleum, petroleum distillation hydrocarbon chemistry chemical energy balance, stoichiometric combustion composition of air, stoichiometric air, air-fuel ratio sensible heat, latent heat enthalpies of formation, of reaction, of combustion, heating values adiabatic flame temperature example problems - updated 3/8/2018 |
3/8/2018 |
Thermal-to-Mechanical Energy Conversion |
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16 17 |
3/20/2018 3/22/2018 |
Part 8. Brayton Cycle Brayton Cycle Lecture Notes Chapter 5. Gas Turbines and Jet Engines, Weston ideal & simple Brayton cycles, thermal efficiency & pressure ratio back work ratio, net work and pressure ratio regenerator, regenerator effectiveness, thermal efficiency multistage compression with intercooling multistage expansion with reheat combined cycle Examples: example 1 - hand calculations example 1 - EES |
3/8/2018 |
Nuclear-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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18 19 20 21 22 |
3/29/2018 4/3/2018 4/5/2018 4/10/2018 4/12/2018 |
Part 10. Nuclear Energy (lecture notes) Part 10a. Nuclear Energy Part 10b. Nuclear Energy Part 10c. Nuclear Energy Chapters on Nuclear Energy (Primary Reading) Chapter 10. Nuclear Power Plants, Weston additional book chapters posted in Canvas Radioisotope Data located in Appendix K & L Chart of Nuclides, National Nuclear Data Center, Brookhaven National Lab LBNL/Lund University Isotopes Project, includes periodic table interface Live Chart of Nuclides, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Decay Reactions nuclear particles and atomic mass, mass defect & binding energy, radioactive decay, half-life, activity, decay energy, units, kinetic energy balance, radioisotopes, RTG power calculations Nuclear Fission Reactions fission, neutron energies and fission probability neutron scattering & moderators, thermalized neutrons neutron reaction, reaction rate, and neutron flux power density from neutron fission reaction Nuclear Reactor Designs pressurized water reactors (PWR), boiling water reactors (BWR, RMBK) nuclear reactor accidents, Three Mile Island (TMI), Chernobyl, Fukishima nuclear fuel cycle, LMFBR, Gen IV reactors Additional Resources: DOE Handbook: Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory Volume 1 Volume 2 The origin of neutrino mass, Physics World, May 2002 SNAP 7 Progress Report No. 6, Strontium-90 Fueled RTG Development charts and figures USNRC Radiation USNRC Fission USNRC Pressurized Water Reactor USNRC Boiling Water Reactor USNRC Three-Mile Island 'Backgrounder' Three-Mile Island, A Report to the Commissioners and the Public interesting web links: HyperPhysics - Nuclear Physics by Georgia State University HyperPhysics - Nuclear Energy by Georgia State University Global Nuclear Power Reactors by World Nuclear Association |
4/5/2018 |
Electromagnetic-to-Thermal Energy Conversion |
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4/12/2018 4/17/2018 4/19/2018 |
Part 11a. Solar Energy Insolation electromagnetic energy, solar spectrum, beam vs diffuse energy, solar energy flux and transmittance, air mass ratio, absorbtance, reflectance, emittance, calculating solar insolation Part 11b. Solar Energy - Collectors solar collector energy balance, solar concentrator ratios, parabolic, dish, central receiver Part 11c. Solar Energy - Storage sensible heat, latent heat, thermochemical decomposition, photochemical decomposition Additional Resources: NREL Solar Radiation Data Manual, 1961-1990 - Houghton, MI data sheet NREL Solar Radiation Data Manual, 1961-1990, web link, last checked 11/10/2010 NREL Solar Radiation Data Base 1991-2005 Update Solar Irradiation on Vertical Surfaces - 1986, Solar Energy Research Institute Simple Sky Model, Spectral Solar Irradiance - 1987, Solar Energy Research Institute Solar Irradiation on Horizontal Surfaces, Safaripour and Mehrabian, 2011. interesting web links: NOAA Old Solar Noon Calculator NOAA New Solar Noon Calculator NREL Solar Resource Information NREL Solar Maps Worldwide Concentrating Solar Power Projects compiled by NREL web link courtesy of E. Sharbrough |
4/19/2018 |
Electromagnetic-to-Electrical Energy Conversion |
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Part 12. Solar Energy - Photovoltaics photon energy, photon flux, photon energy flux, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaic cell power output, maximum power and efficiency of photovoltaic energy conversion interesting web links: PVCDROM, web-based photovoltaic animated book with live calculations |
4/19/2018 |
Chemical-to-Electrical Energy Conversion |
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4/24/2018 4/26/2018 |
Part 15. Electrochemical Energy Conversion - Fuel Cells fuel cell operation, types, and eletrolytes chemical energy available for conversion - Gibbs Free Energy conversion efficiency, electrical work function, polarization curve gaseous reactants, Nernst equation |
4/26/2018 |
Energy Storage |
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